Erikka Solter English 1010 Position Paper November 23‚ 2010 To Eat Meat‚ or Not To Eat Meat Introduction It is estimated that the average American consumes 180 pounds of meat a year. That is double the global average. Over the years while our meat consumption increased‚ our lifestyles became more and more sedentary. So‚ it is no surprise that in America the top three leading causes of death are heart disease‚ cancer‚ and stroke. The cost to treat these diseases are breaking our health care system
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November 2013 Let Us Eat Meat There is always that time in our life were we ask ourselves “Could I actually be a vegetarian‚ could I actually go without eating meat‚ milk‚ cheese and all those yummy foods?” Well most people say they couldn’t do it‚ and I’m right there with them! Why on earth would I deprive myself of meat and many other delicious foods on PURPOSE? It is truly instinctual to crave and want meat‚ so why would we force ourselves to do otherwise? Not eating meat is unnatural and that’s
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Speech Title: Eat Less Meat! General Purpose: Persuasive Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to eat less meat. Thesis Statement: Eating meat is becoming an increasing demand and issue in society‚ it can be solve with the help of all of us. I. "Meat is a symbol of affluence‚ and it becomes an addiction and a habit‚" says Henry Spira‚ coordinator of Animal Rights International” The average meat eater is responsible for the deaths of some 2‚400 animals during his or her lifetime
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The Ethics of Eating Meat A common controversial topic that is debated in many society’s‚ especially in Europe and North America‚ is the ethics of consuming meat. There has been a rise in vegetarians‚ as persuasive journalist and companies such as PETA have introduced their opinion on eating meat and how it is morally wrong. Even with this rise of vegetarians‚ there is a prediction that the global meat consumption will double by the year of 2020 (Singer). As the need for meat rises‚ there will be
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To Meat or Not to Eat Considering modern society nowadays‚ eating meat has become essential to our lives for the pleasure and for their products but at some point‚ all of us must ask ourselves “What if we were in the animals place and we were produced only to be consumed?”. To continue this discussion‚ we must take it to a philosophical level... so let’s get started‚ shall we? On the one hand‚ there would be no point in this reading without talking about the Utilitarian Theory
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Should We Eat Meat? In the article “Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian‚” Laura Fraser discusses the reasons why she became a vegetarian and why she chooses not to follow the same lifestyle after fifteen years. Fraser examines that during the time she was a vegetarian‚ she was missing the one protein she wanted the most‚ which was meat. Fraser wasn’t strict when it came to her being a vegetarian. She considered herself as a pesco-ovo-lacto-vegetarian because she ate diary product and eggs‚ as well
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Should eating dog meat be acceptable? Son T. Nguyen Marshall University Abstract The purpose of this research is to address the controversial issue in regards to dog meat consumption. This paper takes a look at several of the published books‚ articles‚ and journals which either support or oppose the ongoing tradition of eating dog meat. I think that eating dog meat should be acceptable; therefore‚ I have used sources such as Oh & Jeffrey (2011) to support my argument. Dog meat consumption
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is it ethical to eat meat? The answer is ridiculously simple: Because we do not live in a vacuum. Man isn’t the only creature on the planet that eats meat. From single-celled organisms to polar bears‚ in every environment from the deepest ocean trench to the highest mountain peaks‚ carnivores abound. So if Nature herself sees nothing "unethical" about creating scores of living beings that feast on meat‚ what makes humans think we know better? And were does this belief that meat-eating must be abolished
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Why You Shouldn ’t Eat Meat Hancock 1 Haley Hancock 11/22/11 J. Adu English 1010 Why You Shouldn ’t Eat Meat Imagine your favorite animal. Whether it be a cow‚ a pig‚ a fish‚ a cat‚ or a dog. How do you feel knowing that hundreds of these animals are killed every single day for people to consume. Do you ever wonder how the meat was produced or how the animals were killed? Or do you just worry about how good the meat tastes. It ’s hard to give up eating something you ’ve been exposed
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not eating any kind of animal meat was a choice that arose from some experience‚ the desire for a healthier diet‚ or even established by religion. These views and lifestyles are all based on what a particular individual has been raised by. I think it is really a question of whether it is morally wrong to eat any kind of animal meat rather it be a question of whether one animal should be considered food over another animal. There is nothing wrong with eating animal meat. We do not owe anything to animals
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